Brother PE-Design 8.0 Instruction Manual page 96

Arranging Embroidery Designs (Layout & Editing)
Setting the thread color and
sew type
All patterns can be assigned at least one color and
sew type. Patterns with an outline and an inside
region can be assigned two different thread colors
and sew types. If a gradation is applied to an area,
an additional color can be specified to create a
blending effect. (For details on gradations, refer to
"Creating a gradation/blending" on page 115.) In
addition, each character in a text pattern can be
assigned individual thread colors and sew types.
Patterns with an outline and a inside region: text
converted from TrueType fonts, circles, fan shapes,
arcs & strings, rectangles, 24 shapes, closed broken
lines, and closed curves. For these patterns, it is
possible to switch on and off sewing for the outline
and the regions.
Patterns with only an outline: arcs, open broken
lines, and open curves. For these patterns, it is still
possible to switch on and off sewing for the outline.
Patterns with only a region: text created with fonts
provided with this application, text created with
custom fonts and manual punching patterns. For
these patterns, it is not possible to switch on and off
sewing of the inside region.
Manual punching patterns: You can set a color and
a sew type for manual punching patterns.
b
Memo:
• The color and sew type are applied to all
patterns of the same type that you create,
until the settings are changed. The color
button of each category shows the current
color for that category.
• If a pattern is selected, the color and sew
type are applied to the selected pattern.
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Line sew Region sew
/
switches on/off line sewing,
off region sewing.
b
Memo:
• When line sewing or region sewing is
switched off, it is not sewn (and the color or
sew type cannot be selected).
Clicking the button switches between the two
settings.
On: The Line color/Region color button and the
Line sew type/Region sew type selector are
displayed.
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Off: The Line color/Region color button and the
Line sew type/Region sew type selector are
not displayed.
Line sew
Line sewing on:
Region sewing on:
c
switches on/
Line sew type
Line color
Line sewing off:
Region color
Region sew
Region sewing off:
"Color" on page 95 and "Sew type" on
page 96.
a
Note:
The Region sewing attribute cannot be set
inside the closed path region in case a
pattern outline across by itself although the
pattern is drawn by the straight line or the
curved line tool with closed path attribute.
Region sew type